Comments on: In Search Of The Perfect Plotting Tool http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/ Action packed paranormal romance Sun, 27 May 2012 06:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: From Pantser To Plotter: My Conversion, Part 2 « Shadow and Fang http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-2810 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:48:56 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-2810 [...] the last few years during my conversions.   If you care, you can check out my previous posts on In Search of The Perfect Plotting Tool, Back In The Saddle Again, and Search For The Perfect Plotting Tool Continued.  They mention some [...]

]]> By: A Pantser’s Latest Attempt At Plotting « A Field of Paper Flowers http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1970 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:04:57 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1970 [...] It’s like those annual visits to the dentist…kinda painful but helpful too.  I have reviewed a number of different tools, programs, and systems for plotting.  I’ve liked some things [...]

]]> By: A Field of Paper Flowers http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1795 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:57:36 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1795 [...] Posts New Simplified Novel NotebookIn Search Of The Perfect Plotting ToolDaily Progress ReportWhat I Want In A HeroineSeanchaí: “The Storyteller”Magic & Suspension of [...]

]]> By: Plotting Broccoli « A Field of Paper Flowers http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1022 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:15:51 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-1022 [...] I’m beginning to feel the same way about plotting.  I have tried so many different ways of plotting, trying so hard to find one that clicks, that I don’t mind doing, [...]

]]> By: Another Attempt At Plotting « A Field of Paper Flowers http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-874 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:18:05 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-874 [...] of the story.  So in sitting down with Text Block Writer, which I have already written about here, I thought I would try a bit of a different approach.  This particular story is not my usual [...]

]]> By: seanchaí http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-411 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:42:39 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-411 I’m a heck of a lot closer to it now than I was before yesterday. I now have something resembling a plot rather than “hey, here’s a neat heroine and a cool hero; they should get together and there should be a dead body or four…” I’m hoping to fill in some more of the gaping holes today and tomorrow so that I’m ready to hit the ground running on Monday with the start of the challenge.

]]> By: Shiloh http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-410 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:27:20 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-410 ;) If I could get in the habit of plotting stuff out more, I’d be really happy with the program MS has, it’s called ONE NOTE. Not really a writing thing, per se, more like virtual sticky notes. It’s organized…sort of, but not too organized, which suits my mentality perfectly.
:-) So are you ready to start sweating?

]]> By: Joely http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-409 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:40:57 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-409 I’ve used SuperNoteCards, Liquid Binder, and FreeMind. Each have certain things they do well…but none of them are right for me. FreeMind is great for loose idea generation, word associations. SNC is basically note cards online. I could put a little color “person” to show the threads of character arcs, which was cool, but the character development side sucked. Also couldn’t upload pictures. Liquid Binder came close, but ultimately I wasted too much time in set up and I didn’t like the library feature.

The ultimate IMO seems to be the tool Holly Lisle uses, but I don’t have a Mac.

I’ll definitely check these out. I’m always on the lookout for *the* tool. Really what works best for me? HTML or a private wordpress blog. I can do ideas in a post, then link them together, create tables of plot points, etc. Privacy is the issue, of course. Don’t want those great ideas getting stolen. :-)

]]> By: Preparing for NaNoWriMo: Way Cool Writing Tool « Hunting High and Low http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-405 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:24:41 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-405 [...] 11th, 2007 by Susan B. In her post today, Kettle talks about all the writing programs we’ve been looking at.  She mentions how I didn’t like PageFour because it [...]

]]> By: Bri http://kaitnolan.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-404 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:19:24 +0000 http://seanachi.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/in-search-of-the-perfect-plotting-tool/#comment-404 Sorry I haven’t been around in a while, but hopefully I’m back. :) Loved the post – will have to check those links out definitely. Best of luck on outlining (and sweating with Sven later on :) )

- Bri

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